What tribe are you from?

I think that this thread is not good. Brother Akhee said it perfectly here:

having too much pride in ones tribe is like the times of jahiliyiah so i think its better if we stay away from topics such as these insha Allaah.

And theres quite a bit of offtopic posts, so please refrain from that too.

ok but havnt u read my poets

the prophet was Arab anyone gotta problem with that, exactly its not any different to talk about someones tribe or background, its not really pride only if the individual is too buffed and coinceited but its the same as background, I know ppl who ogt too much pride in their background that they dont talk to anyone only from their background which is sad ther missing on the big crowd

salaam
i personally believe dat tribes aren’t important
Were all one happy family right

All off topic posts have been deleted.


Please try to remain on topic.

format_quote Originally Posted by libyanhero

do they really gotta be deleted sister like what does it matter if people go slightly off topic?

It matters alot because off post topics are not relevent to what is being discussed and therefore this can cause spam. In addition to that off topic posts will eventually lead into free posting.

format_quote Originally Posted by Ghulam Ahmad

What is the difference between tribe and ethnic group? For example, I am Punjabi, is this my tribe or ethnic group?

Basically, tribe and Ethnic group both mean the same thing. There is no difference between the two. Since you are Punjabi that is your tribe/ ethnic group. Ethnic groups are smaller versions of a race.

In the Holy Quran, Allah says:

O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things). 49:13

The sole purpose of tribes is for humans to get to know one another. Belonging to a tribe does not make one a prideful person, even if their confidence is mistaken as arrogance, as long as ones intentions are clean of pride, then others shall not judge. For some, belonging to a tribe allows the individual to have an identity. One shouldn’t feel shy in revealing their tribe; in fact they should feel (halal) proud. Unfortunately, there are cases where lineage can beome a problem, and all of us are aware of how unislamic that is.

I’m Djiboutian and the tribe I belong to is….Ishaq....wonder if anyone here is from Djibouti....I bet most members didnt know the country even existed.

as salam alikum,

i most certainly didnt! but you learn something new everyday mashallah!
subhanallah, there are soo many different nations, different people, different tribes. Each holds a different language, different culture, subhanallah look at allahs creation.

im from a tribe but i dont know which one

format_quote Originally Posted by h1jabi_sista

as salam alikum,

i most certainly didnt! but you learn something new everyday mashallah!
subhanallah, there are soo many different nations, different people, different tribes. Each holds a different language, different culture, subhanallah look at allahs creation.

im from a tribe but i dont know which one

Just ask yourself what language do you speak? then you can break it down from there insha'Allah.

i am from the "guku sombo club lightning" tribe

its a very rare and unique tribe
origanted from atlantis and when it umm got flooded they moved to iceland
where they ate goats and chicken that ran like lightning and hence our tribe name has lightning on the end

we even have a logo

.....yes.....

The Prophet (SWH) has many descendents still living throughout the world, of different races. Many claim to descend from noble people how true it is Allah-Hu-Alim at least we all descend from Adam (as). But according to my Uncle we are descendents of Ameer al Mumineen Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (ra).

I remember reading a tribe in Pakistan claimed they were descendents of Genghis Khan and it was found to be true, they did further investagations and researchers have said that 1 in every 16th person from Pakistan is his descendent so maybe there is some truth in claims of tribes and castes but we shouldnt really be too caught up in it because we wont be asked regarding who our forefathers where and what they did.

Gandalf, your tribe has a logo? Wow! That gave me a brainwave - I did some digging, and this is my tribe's logo:



We're the guys people call.